Daily check-in thread for July 21, 2007

goal: doing some exercises for the back every day

I skipped some exercises because it is so hot and exhausting.

But it will count anyway. 8)

Goal: Sleep 8 or wake up naturally and refreshed.
Result: It's Saturday, so woke up naturally. Not sure how many hours - I think at least 8.

Need to work diligently on my other goal of no more than 1600 calories today, since I actually gained half a pound this week. I'm planning to put together a checkin with myself for midafternoon when I can start getting in trouble and a strategy to save the day when I start slipping into disaster and then despair.

I've made it every day this week + today (saturday). I feel very tired. Trying to cut down on coffee too...

Read books at least 1/2 an hour a day: 21/21

I am coming into July 21 with {18 for 20 in July}

Promises:

#1 Fitness: Perform the Yoga Zone Beginner practice #2

#2 Get out: 45 minutes yard work or, if still too wet, indoor work on the household - improve work area, sharpen lawn mower, organize garage, etc.

-"orcmid"

#1 is complete.

I will do #2 indoors. The yard is wet and we expect more showers.

Goal 1 - to do morning routine
Goal 2 - 10 minutes decluttering
Goal 3 - 10 minutes housework

I've done my morning routine so that's 8 for 10
I haven't done this as yet so 6 for 10
I've done 10 minutes housework so that's 7 for 10

I am coming into July 21 with {18 for 20 in July}

Promises:

#1 Fitness: Perform the Yoga Zone Beginner practice #2

#2 Get out: 45 minutes yard work or, if still too wet, indoor work on the household - improve work area, sharpen lawn mower, organize garage, etc.

-"orcmid"

#1 is complete.

I will do #2 indoors. The yard is wet and we expect more showers.

-"orcmid"

#2 is now complete. The setting aside of 45 minutes each day for outdoor work or indoor clean-up beyond the day-to-day maintenance is producing great results for my sense of well-being and accomplishment.

I am now {19 for 21 in July}

Goal: play guitar daily

Started with an arpeggiated pattern I made up built around Am and C chords
Went to practicing minor pentatonic scales
Learned Chords to Long May You Run by the great Neil Young
Learned two new chords (Bb and A/D) as well as the action he does with Bb at the end of each chorus
Went back to scales at the end

Principles applied

Arpeggiating chords, practicing scales, learning new scales, playing slowly until you get it

20 for 21

Fred

Goal: lose 1#/week through 1600 calorie max/day.
Result: 1980 tot (2280 food - 300 exercise). Progress made!

Goal - making more efficient use of my time

Progress
1. watching TV for one to two hours - being saturday today i watched tv for 2 1/2 hours
2. reading emails for 3 times a days - i read my emails twice today
3. reading "your money or your life - completed chapter 2

overall an average day 19/21

Goal: Bike to work (and back)
Log entry: N/A because of the weekend. 6-for-13 (46%)

Watchlist: Get up early (5:15 am)
Log entry: Had a company party last night and did not get into bed before 3 am. No early start today (but I didn't sleep in, either - up ap 7:30 am). 33-for-49 (67%)

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